Engineers create ultrathin mesh that harvests energy from heart cells

A team led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has designed an ultrathin, flexible mesh that integrates with human cells to provide a continuous electrical supply. Published in Science Advances, the work could eliminate batteries in wearable and implantable electronics.

• Mesh integrates with heart cells to generate electricity
• Study published in the journal Science Advances
• Goal is to remove batteries from implantable electronics